Month: December 2015

She burst into tears, and, kneeling before him in her turn, said — “Cosmo, if thou lovest me, set me free, even from thyself: break the mirror.” “And shall I see thyself instead?” “That I cannot tell, I will not deceive thee; we may never meet again.” A fierce struggle arose in Cosmo’s bosom. Now…

As I recently noted in response to a blog post entitled The Birth of Modern Fantastic Literature – And the “King of the Fairies”, George MacDonald’s “extraordinary imagination and sensibility, together with the ideas I found in his fantastical works, once opened up whole new words of timeless wonder to me … and feelings unfelt before –…

Debates avoid, and rude contention shun; A woman’s with submissive language won. – Ovid, ‘Ars Amatoria’ II, transl. Thomas Yalden In the previous post in this series on seductive social skills, we considered four potent conversational keys for smoothly exploring a woman’s mind and facilitating a deeper getting-to-know-you conversation. And so, it’s time now to…

With just disdain she treats the haughty mind, ‘Tis complaisance that makes a beauty kind. – Ovid, ‘Ars Amatoria’ II, transl. Thomas Yalden In the previous post in this series on seductive social skills, we considered how to engage a woman you’ve just met in some scintillating small talk. And so, it’s time now to move…

To whatsoever side she is inclin’d, Suit all your inclinations to her mind: Like what she likes, from thence your court begin; And whom she favours, wish that he may win. – Ovid, ‘Ars Amatoria’ I, transl. John Dryden In the previous posts in this series on seductive social skills, we’ve considered how to approach and…

Praise the proud peacock, and he spreads his train: Be silent, and he pulls it in again. – Ovid, ‘Ars Amatoria’ I, transl. John Dryden In the previous post in this series on seductive social skills, we considered how to start a situational conversation with the woman who takes your fancy. In this post then,…